fire /'faiә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the event of something burning (often destructive)
• (n.) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
• (n.) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Chinese translation

• n. 火, 炉火, 电炉, 火灾, 闪光体, 炮火, 热情
• vt. 点燃, 烧制, 使发光, 激动, 放枪, 解雇
• vi. 着火, 烧火, 开枪, 射击, 激动

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'faiә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.3 · Common

Word forms

fired, firing, fires

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